It’s a bit of an odd award, to be sure. Since the 1985-86 season, the NBA has handed out the Most Improved Player Award, now known as the George Mikan Trophy. It’s designed to reward a player ...

Improvement in the NBA is tricky to categorize — and ... and it doesn't feel right to give him the Most Improved Player award when he's progressing at a pretty normal pace for a top pick.

It is the first All-Star selection for Şengün, the 22-year-old center who over the last four seasons has helped to rebuild ...

Considering how long Zach LaVine resided on the NBA trading block, the Chicago Bulls must feel like a burden has been lifted ...

Rockets' fourth-year center an icon in his home country, where Turkish fans and politicians support his career.

First-time All-Stars are often the top contenders for the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey became the fifth consecutive MIP (and seventh in the past eight ...

Russell Westbrook's tenure with the Denver Nuggets has served as a platformer for redemption. Given these factors, Westbrook is now a deserving candidate for the NBA Most Improved Player award.

Below is look at NBA Most Improved Player opening ... But, is his placement atop the Most Improved Player odds in the true spirit of the award? After all, Wemby's second-half breakout all but ...

Led by their one-two punch of Jalen Green and Alperen Şengün ... players to crack through that ceiling in the Western Conference. Houston currently has the fourth-best record in the NBA and ...

The latest odds to win the NBA's Most Improved Player award have Cade Cunningham set as an overwhelming favorite. Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is the favorite to win MIP. / Brad Penner ...